America and the West: How We Unleash Awesomeness Through Our Once Rock-Solid Values
Going For Greatness Show Episode #38
Values are important. Even JetBlue Airline Uses Values to Hire The Right People.
Values are central to success, whether we’re talking about a family, a business, a university, or a nation. Here’s our opportunity to learn about building values with purpose in an outstanding, growing American Business: JETBLUE AIRLINES.
Episode #38 of the Going For Greatness Show speaks to Ann Rhoades, the executive founding member behind JetBlue Airlines (and Southwest Airlines), who shares their secret sauce. P.S. — think VALUES.
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Speaking of values, our civilization isn’t flawless but strives to be top-notch. America is rocking freedom, decency, material stuff, opportunity, independence and self-reliance, a democratic process in our elections, and a mix of individuals, cultures, and perspectives that makes it all interesting. Again, not perfect, but it’s not a coincidence that so many people are trying to get to America. Yet — trouble is brewing:
Unfortunately, this is changing:
“The Wall Street Journal and the National Opinion Research Center unveiled survey results on Monday which indicated that only 39% of respondents view “religion” as “very important” to them personally, a decline from 70% when the initiative in 1998, while 38% of respondents said the same about “patriotism,” a decline from 70% one-quarter century ago. Values such as “having children” and “community service” garnered the same result: the share seeing the former as centrally important has declined from 59% to 30%, while the share considering the latter as centrally important declined from 47% to 27%. The only priority that has grown over the past two and a half decades is “money,” which 43% of Americans now see as “very important,” an increase from 31% in 1998. The results confirmed a deluge of recent surveys which similarly indicated a prevailing sense of pessimism about the future of the United States. One poll from the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center showed that 85% of respondents believe the nation is “headed in the wrong direction.”
Concerning Polling: A recent Gallup showed that only 38% of adults say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, the lowest result since 2001.
As a country, we must find common ground to maintain a robust social fabric in America. Don’t forget that 2024 is an election year. This should be fun@@!!!
Back to Values and How JetBlue Uses Them Successfully. How to Make Values-Based Hires Using An Unconventional Playbook.
Welcome to Episode #38 of the Going for Greatness Show! Brace yourselves, as we've got the extraordinary Ann Rhoades, the Executive Founding member behind JetBlue Airlines, here to spill the secrets of why their customer experience is unparalleled. JetBlue's hiring game isn't your run-of-the-mill talent hunt—it's a treasure hunt for values. Get ready to dive into the unconventional playbook that takes you beyond the ordinary skills checklist and into the thrilling realm where competencies and values collide. This episode is your express pass to decode the JetBlue magic in just eleven minutes. Fasten your seatbelts, folks, because we're gearing up for a turbocharged JetBlue journey that will take your understanding of success to new heights! Click the pink to hear this episode:
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